Economy & Business
Police, protesters clash in Rio over fare hike
Hundreds of protesters in Brazil have clashed with police in the main transport station of Rio de Janiero, protesting a sizable hike ...US employers add 113,000 jobs as unemployment drops
Unemployment in the United States dropped slightly in January, falling one-tenth of a percent to 6.6 percent.Israel approves 550 new settlement homes in East Jerusalem
Israel has approved plans for more than 550 new homes in three settlement neighbourhoods of occupied East Jerusalem.Corruption costs EU $162bn each year, report says
Corruption affects all 28 member countries of the European Union and costs their economies about $162.19bn (120bn Euros) a year, according to ...Asia stocks struggle following US Fed decision
Asian stocks were down Thursday following the United States central bank\'s decision to further trim its stimulus of the world\'s biggest economy.Chinese ivory smuggler gets record Kenyan fine
A Kenyan court has sentenced a Chinese ivory smuggler to seven years in prison, in the country\'s first sentence under a tough ...Venezuelan minister targets corrupt police
Venezuela\'s interior minister has given out his personal mobile phone number on live television, and urged police officers to call him directly ...US Senate confirms Janet Yellen as US Federal Reserve chief
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Janet Yellen as the new chair of the country\'s central bank, making her one of the most ...First legal commercial Key West–Cuba flight in 50 years lands in Havana
The first commercial passenger flight from Key West to Cuba in more than 50 years has landed in Havana, capping several years ...Italian PM Letta wins confidence votes, vows reforms
Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta has won a key confidence vote in parliament after he pledged sweeping economic and political reforms.